# taobh
## Irish
### Etymology

From Old Irish tóeb.

### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /t̪ˠeːvˠ/
* (Galway) IPA: /t̪ˠiːvˠ/
* (Mayo) IPA: /t̪ˠiːw/
* (Ulster) IPA: /t̪ˠiːw/, (older) /t̪ˠɯːw/

### Noun

taobh m or f (genitive singular taoibh or taoibhe, nominative plural taobhanna or taobha)
* side, flank

#### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
taobh
taobhanna
vocative
a thaoibh
a thaobhanna
genitive
taoibh
taobhanna
dative
taobh
taobhanna
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an taobh
na taobhanna
genitive
an taoibh
na dtaobhanna
dative
leis an taobh don taobh
leis na taobhanna :

##### Alternative declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
taobh
taobha
vocative
a thaobh
a thaobha
genitive
taoibhe
taobh
dative
taobh
taobha
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an taobh
na taobha
genitive
na taoibhe
na dtaobh
dative
leis an taobh don taobh
leis na taobha :

#### Derived terms

* aontaobhach (“unilateral”)
* ar thaobh (“supporting, in favor of”)
* bang thaoibh (“side-stroke”)
* comhthaobhach (“collateral”)
* d'aon taobh (“on one side”)
* déthaobhach (“bilateral, double-sided”)
* do thaobh (“sideways”)
* fá dtaobh de (“about, around”)
* i dtaobh (“about”)
* i dtaobh go
* i dtaobh is go (“because”)
* i dtaobh le (“depending on”)
* iltaobhach (“many-sided, multilateral”)
* íostaobh (“downthrow”)
* le taobh (“beside; besides”)
* leataobh (“one side (of two); lay-by”)
* ó thaobh féin de (“as far as ... is concerned”)
* tabhair taobh le (“to rely on”)
* taobh amuigh (“outside”)
* taobh le
* taobh le taobh (“side by side”)
* taobh thall de (“beyond, on the other side of”)
* taobh thiar de (“behind, at the back of”)
* taobh thuas de (“above, on top of”)
* taobh tíre (“countryside”)
* taobh-altóir (“side-altar”)
* taobh-bhachlóg (“lateral bud”)
* taobh-bhalla (“side-wall”)
* taobh-bhealach (“side-path”)
* taobh-bhealach isteach (“side-entrance”)
* taobh-bhord (“side-table”)
* taobh-bhóthar (“side-road”)
* taobh-bhuille (“side-stroke”)
* taobhach (“lateral; trusting”)
* taobhacht (“trustfulness; partiality”)
* taobhagán (“hypotenuse”)
* taobhaí (“supporter”)
* taobhaigh (“side with, support”)
* taobhán (“longitudinal beam”)
* taobhdhoras (“side-door”)
* taobhfhód (“lateral sod in potato ridge”)
* taobhfort (“traverse”)
* taobhingear (“square offset”)
* taobhlach (“siding”)
* taobhlampa (“side-lamp”)
* taobhlíne (“side-line, touch-line”)
* taobhmhaor (“linesman”)
* taobhmhiosúr (“offset”)
* taobhnocht (“bare-sided, naked”)
* taobhradadh (“side-lash”)
* taobhrian (“offset”)
* taobhrighin (“sluggish, slothful”)
* taobhroinn (“aisle”)
* taobhshlabhra (“side-chain”)
* taobhsholas (“side-light”)
* taobhshráid (“side street”)
* taobhshraonacht (“lateral deflection”)
* taobhshuite (“side-mounted”)
* taobhthreoracha (“lateral sights”)
* taobhuaim (“side-seam”)

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “taeb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 127, page 49

### Further reading

* Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “taoḃ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 716
* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “taobh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “taobh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
* “taobh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

From Old Irish tóeb.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /t̪ʰɯːv/
* (Lewis) IPA: /t̪ʰɯːv/, /t̪ʰuː/, (unstressed) /t̪ʰu/
* (Ross-shire, Sutherland, East Perthshire, Mid Argyll) IPA: /t̪ʰuː/
* (Strathspey) IPA: /t̪ʰʊi/
* (West Perthshire, eastern Argyll) IPA: /t̪ʰɤː/

### Noun

taobh m (genitive singular taoibh, plural taobhan)
* side
* way, direction

#### Derived terms

* a thaobh (“concerning”)
* an dàrna taobh (“to one side, aside”)
* an taobh a-staigh a-muigh (“inside out”)
* cuir an dàrna taobh (“put to one side”)
* dà-thaobhach (“bilateral”, adjective)
* ri taobh (“beside”)
* taobh athar (“paternal”)
* taobh màthar (“maternal”)
* taobh-cheum (“digression”)
* (of a book) taobh-duilleige (“page”)
* taobhaich (“side”, verb)
* (politics) taobhaiche (“partisan”)

### Preposition

taobh
* via

### Verb

taobh (past thaobh, future taobhaidh, verbal noun taobhadh, past participle taobhte)
* side, side with, favour, be partial to
* approach
* espouse

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* ↑ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎, Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
* ↑ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap

### Further reading

* Edward Dwelly (1911) “taobh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “taeb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language